Question:

Match the United Nation's Secretary Generals with their citizenships, at the time of appointment.
A. Kurt Waldheim1. Austria
B. Kofi Annan2. South Korea
C. Antonio Guterres3. Portugal
D. Ban Ki Moon4. Ghana

Updated On: Dec 18, 2025
  • A2, B3, C4, D1
  • A4, B3, C1, D2
  • A1, B4, C3, D2
  • A2, B4, C1, D3
  • A1, B4, C2, D3
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The Correct Option is C

Approach Solution - 1

This question tests your knowledge about the United Nations Secretary Generals and their respective nationalities at the time of their appointment. Let us match each Secretary General with their citizenship:

  1. Kurt Waldheim was the Secretary General from 1972 to 1981. He was from Austria. Thus, he matches with option 1. Austria.
  2. Kofi Annan served as the Secretary General from 1997 to 2006. He was from Ghana. Hence, he corresponds with option 4. Ghana.
  3. Antonio Guterres is the current Secretary General, serving since 2017. He is from Portugal. Therefore, he matches with option 3. Portugal.
  4. Ban Ki Moon served as the Secretary General from 2007 to 2016. He was from South Korea. Thus, he matches with option 2. South Korea.

Based on this information, the correct matching is as follows:

A. Kurt Waldheim1. Austria
B. Kofi Annan4. Ghana
C. Antonio Guterres3. Portugal
D. Ban Ki Moon2. South Korea

Thus, the correct answer is: A1, B4, C3, D2.

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To solve the problem of matching the United Nations Secretary Generals with their citizenships at the time of appointment, we need to align each person's name with the correct country based on historical data:
A. Kurt Waldheim1. Austria
B. Kofi Annan4. Ghana
C. Antonio Guterres3. Portugal
D. Ban Ki Moon2. South Korea
Reviewing the options and matching each name with the proper country:
  • Kurt Waldheim was appointed from Austria, so A matches with 1.
  • Kofi Annan was from Ghana at the time of his appointment, so B matches with 4.
  • Antonio Guterres is from Portugal, so C matches with 3.
  • Ban Ki Moon was from South Korea, so D matches with 2.
The correct assignment based on this information is: A1, B4, C3, D2.
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